Legal Opinion
Ainsworth v. Woodford
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 28, 2001No. Nos. 99-99024, 99-99026PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge HUG; Dissent by Judge GRABER.
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Jeanne Woodford, Acting Warden of San Quentin State Prison (the “State”), appeals the district court’s order granting California state prisoner Steven Ainsworth’s 28 U.S.C. § 2254 habeas corpus petition vacating Ainsworth’s capital sentence. The district court granted relief on Ainsworth’s claim that defense counsel was ineffective for failure to investigate and present mitigation evidence at the penalty phase. The district court denied relief on the remaining penalty phase claims. Ainsworth cross-appeals from the district…
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3Cited by80 opinions
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